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March of Burgeoning Life
Instant
rare
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of green cards from your hand. This spell costs less to cast for each card exiled this way. Choose target creature with mana value less than X. Search your library for a creature card with the same name as that creature, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Semantic Tags
A permanent or effect that makes spells or abilities cheaper to cast or activate.
A keyword that lets a creature card be cast as a mutating creature spell. See rule 702.140, “Mutate.”
Searches your library for a specific card. Named after Demonic Tutor. Excludes land search (that's ramp).
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Printings (6)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos#98035 | rare | · | · | · |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty#479 | rare | · | · | · |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty#393 | rare | · | · | · |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Promos#201s | rare | · | · | · |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Promos#201p | rare | · | · | · |
| Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty#201 | rare | · | · | · |
Related Rules
Some keyword abilities, such as equip and modular, represent targeted activated or triggered abilities, and some keyword abilities, such as mutate, cause spells to have targets. In those cases, the phrase “target [something]” appears in the rule for that keyword ability rather than in the ability itself. (The keyword’s reminder text will often contain the word “target.”) See rule 702, “Keyword Abilities.”
Mutate
Mutate appears on some creature cards. It represents a static ability that functions while the spell with mutate is on the stack. “Mutate [cost]” means “You may pay [cost] rather than pay this spell’s mana cost. If you do, it becomes a mutating creature spell and targets a non-Human creature with the same owner as this spell.” Casting a spell using its mutate ability follows the rules for paying alternative costs (see 601.2b and 601.2f–h).
One keyword causes an object to merge with a permanent. See rule 702.140, “Mutate.”
Rulings
March of Burgeoning Life's target must have a mana value less than X. A creature with a mana value equal to X is not a legal target.
The mana value of March of Burgeoning Life while it's on the stack is the value chosen for X plus 1, no matter how much mana you actually paid to cast it.
For example, say you wanted to choose a target with mana value 3. You need X to be at least 4. You could choose to cast March of Burgeoning Life by exiling two green cards from your hand and paying {G}, by exiling one green card and paying {2}{G}, or just by paying {4}{G}. If you had a reason to, you could even choose a greater value for X.
You may exile more cards than necessary for March of Burgeoning Life's first ability, but you can't reduce the mana it costs to less than {G} this way.